Black History Month at Brookfield
On Monday, we kicked off celebrating Black History Month with an assembly. This year's theme is Saluting Our Sisters and it focuses on the achievements and contributions of Black women and their part in shaping the history of Great Britain.
At Brookfield, we make sure that communities, backgrounds and heritage of our children are reflected in the curriculum. As they go through each school year, they learn about significant figures who shaped the history of Britain and world history from a range of texts, in literacy, reading, science or history lessons.
During the month of October, children will read traditional African or Caribbean stories, each year group will learn about a significant Black woman from past or present day and by the end of the month we would love each class to present what they have learned to the rest of the school during celebratory assembly.
We would like to invite parents/carers of black heritage into school throughout October to share stories of their choice celebrating black cultures, read a story to a group of children or perhaps teach us a few greetings in an African language. Equally, if you would like your child to share a story, information, artifacts or photos with their class, please contact your child’s class teacher or Agata (history lead) year6@brookfield.camden.sch.uk
Early Years Curriculum letters
We are so pleased to have welcomed so many new children to our early years in Blossom, Catkin and Reception classes. Please see below their curriculum letters which will shortly be available on the website:
Blossom Autumn Curriculum Letter 2023-24
Catkin Autumn Curriculum Letter 2023-24
Reception Autumn Curriculum Letter 2023-24
Year 1 Poetry Performance
Year 1 poetry performance will take place on Friday 20th October at 2.45pm. Children will be performing the class poem that we are writing at the moment. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible - children can be dismissed from the playground afterwards.
New Autumn/ Winter Menu
Here is our new Autumn/ winter menu which will be in production from after the October half term. You can contact the office if you have any queries about dietry requirements
Autumn Winter menu 2023
After half term, we will also be working with the new school council to put on a taster session in conjunction with Caterlink to test and taste items from the new menu
Hello everyone!
Exciting news to share as we have all the details of the KIDS' MOVIE NIGHT!
Date: Friday 13th October at Brookfield, from 6pm.
Tickets are free, but a donation of £5 per ticket is appreciated. All the money raised goes to the school! Please book via the link below:
https://www.brookfield.camden.sch.uk/product/film-night-ticket/
There will be a small number of floor mats, so please bring PILLOWS and BLANKETS.
Every child will also get a free small bag of POPCORN, and hotdogs (no-pork, veggie and gluten free options available), fruit skewers and fruit juices will be for sale.
And now, finally, THE FILM! It's called "Song of the Sea" (recommended for ages 6 and over). The film is about a young Irish boy who discovers that his mute sister is a selkie who must find her voice and free supernatural creatures from the spell of a Celtic goddess.
Also coming up...
The Brookfield Community (PTA) Annual General Meeting!
Date: Tuesday 17th October at Brookfield, at 8pm.
Come along to take part in a discussion about the proposed calendar of events, how much money needs to be raised, how the money is spent and more...
There will be drinks of all kinds AND SNACKS.
And finally....
A spooky date for your diaries!
On Thursday 19 October the PTA and year 6 will hold a Halloween BAKE SALE and COSTUME SWAP!
Location: Junior playground straight after pick up at 3.25pm.
Please bring your cakes for sale (remember, no nuts!) and drop them off at the office on the day or bring them straight to pick up. All cakes are very welcome, a Halloween twist is a bonus
Any Halloween costumes you want to exchange or give away would make a great contribution to the costume swap stall. You don't need to bring a costume to take one!
We look forward to seeing you all soon!
Information for parents/carers of children with SEND
Camden are offering a workshop if you are a parent/carer of a child with SEND. Take a look at the attached flyer - hope you can make it!
SEN Support Workshop Oct 23
Acland Burghley Junior Dance Company
Please see the flyer below for details about the Acland Burghley Junior Dance company, which is for primary students in Years 4, 5 and 6. Weekly sessions on a Thursday from 3.45pm.
Junior Dance Company 2023 Flyer
Welcome to the Climate Action Group section of the newsletter. Later this month, the beautiful Omved Gardens up in Highgate (a Brookfield school trip destination in Year 1), are holding a Fermentation Festival on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd October. Saturday is the main day, featuring live demos, talks and an artisan market. Sunday features three hands-on workshops to learn more about koji, miso, lacto-fermentation and fermented drinks.
More info and tickets here: https://www.omvedgardens.com/event-details-registration/fermentation-celebration-festival-day
Perhaps, if we hone our skills in time, it could be a way to produce eco-friendly Christmas presents as well as benefit our guts!?
Speaking of festivities, with Halloween on the horizon you’ve probably heard about Brookfield’s annual costume swap, taking place in the junior playground on the 19th October after school. Other ways to reduce impact could be to eliminate plastic halloween paraphernalia and buy sweet treats with less packaging (we may love Quality Street but…)
This could carry over into our children’s birthday events and parties and even Christmas for those who celebrate it. For example, some people thoughtfully add a ‘pre loved gifts welcome’ note to their party invitations, to remove the taboo around second hand presents. To facilitate this there’s the wonderful Toy Project close by, on Junction Road (run by an ex Brookfield teacher), a treasure trove of second hand toys, and they also do vouchers.
I have also seen eco-conscious friends use blu-tac instead of tape to secure wrapped gifts they’re giving, meaning both the wrapping paper and the blu-tac can be used again. Alternatively, using paper bags to place presents in and not writing on them means they can be reused over and over.
If you have an eco-parenting tip or eco-tip in general we’d love to hear from you! Contact us and/or join the CAG by emailing: kate.taylor@gmail.com
